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Mary Tudor, Countess of Derwentwater

1673–1726

Born
16 Oct 1673
Country of birth
United Kingdom(inferred from the family)
Died
5 Nov 1726, Paris
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A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Died · Paris

    Death, Paris

What was it like?

The world around 1673: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

While hoop petticoats were iconic for the elite, even some working-class servant women wore them when going to market by 1729.

Known for

Lady Mary Tudor, by marriage Countess of Derwentwater, was an actress and illegitimate daughter of King Charles II of England by his mistress, Mary "Moll" Davies, an actress and singer. The King's fourteenth child, she was also his last.

During their lifetime

  1. 1685

    Revocation of Edict of Nantes (1685)

    The 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes forced 200,000 Huguenots to flee, damaging textile and luxury craft industries and seizing Protestant assets.

  2. 1693

    Paris Famine (1693–1694)

    During the famine of 1693–1694, bread was sold at two sous a loaf to poor Parisians as up to 1,500 people died daily from hunger and disease.

  3. 1709

    The Great Winter of 1709

    The Great Winter of 1709 brought extreme cold and severe famine to France, marking one of the century's worst economic crises.

  4. 1716

    Foundation of Law's Bank in 1716

    John Law established the Banque Générale in 1716, which later issued paper bank notes guaranteed by the king to stimulate the economy.

  5. 1720

    The Great Plague of Marseilles

    The Great Plague of Marseilles, the last major plague epidemic in France, devastated the region between 1720 and 1721.

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